Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

[CRUSADER]

Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

First picture is my zero...

We finished the 1.5 acre Cow field in 4 hours (8 man hours). Dad took some convincing to continue with this field but I like things done until the end. Glad I did as towards the far end a got a good signal at 3inches which turn out to be a ROMAN BRONZE KEY HANDLE (second one ever but the best by far).

Finds also included;

GR WWI era Button
Victorian Navy Officers Button
Triumph Herald keys (might be the old man's that owns the field!)
Boer War lead head soldier
Silver 1902 3 pence
Silver hallmarked shield
1902 Aluminium medallion

To say I was happy with the key is an understatement.

 

[Derek752]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO......

Congrats on the key Crusader !!

Just how old is it ?

D.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO......

Congrats on the key Crusader !!

Just how old is it ?

D.

1800 years old

 

[Detectingfreak]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO......

nice job on the silver coin! That 0 is way too cool! Keep up the hunting!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO......

nice job on the silver coin! That 0 is way too cool! Keep up the hunting!

Cheers, I'll keep hunting until the day I die

 

[robfinds]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

Nice key handle Crusader, is there any iron left in the shank ?.

Hh Robert

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

Nice key handle Crusader, is there any iron left in the shank ?.

Hh Robert

Oddly no. Seems to be a solder residue

 

[shaun7]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

hello crusader
why is there two heads on that coin? they both look like men! i didnt think that sort of thing went on in our history!!
still s a good friend of mine allways says "theres no smoke without fire"

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

hello crusader
why is there two heads on that coin? they both look like men! i didnt think that sort of thing went on in our history!!
still s a good friend of mine allways says "theres no smoke without fire"

Looks male but the back one is King Edwards Wife.

 

[shaun7]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

yeah ive allways thought she was lovely! makes me feel better about mine though!

 

[Merf]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

Congrats on those great finds
You sure find some neat stuff over there.

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

Congrats on those great finds
You sure find some neat stuff over there.

Thanks, the key was a susprise as it was the same depth as most of the Victorian stuff we had. So it had been plough many years ago

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

Beautiful finds from that part of the world.

 

[watercolor]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

CRUSADER, that key handle is striking! Very nicely shaped. . . are key handles
that age typically that ornate or could it have belonged to someone of importance?

Good Luck in future fields,
watercolor

 

[dgaughan]

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wow that key handle is awesome congrats and continued good luck

 

[allen]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

awesome finds...

 

[romeo-1]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

Awesome...as usual!

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

CRUSADER, that key handle is striking! Very nicely shaped. . . are key handles
that age typically that ornate or could it have belonged to someone of importance?

Good Luck in future fields,
watercolor

Very interesting & thought-out question.

The last handle I had was a simple rod with a loop at the end (Low status).
This trefoil type is fairly typical of a 1-2nd century key & is not that uncommon (although it took me & my Dad 30 years combined searching to find just 1 ). However it is a medium/high status piece because it was used to safe guard valuables in a strengthen box. Which makes me think we are getting closer to the Villa which I'm slowing tracking down. This item was logged with our GPS for further reference.

 

[watercolor]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

CRUSADER, that key handle is striking! Very nicely shaped. . . are key handles
that age typically that ornate or could it have belonged to someone of importance?

Good Luck in future fields,
watercolor

Very interesting & thought-out question.

The last handle I had was a simple rod with a loop at the end (Low status).
This trefoil type is fairly typical of a 1-2nd century key & is not that uncommon (although it took me & my Dad 30 years combined searching to find just 1 ). However it is a medium/high status piece because it was used to safe guard valuables in a strengthen box. Which makes me think we are getting closer to the Villa which I'm slowing tracking down. This item was logged with our GPS for further reference.

Wow! The plot thickens I'll keep my fingers crossed for you & dad. . .

 

[Steve in Michigan]

Re: Finished Cow Field.....I found ZERO..........& a Roman key handle

Hey Crusader,

I have a question for you. I plan on coming to England on my 25th Anniversary which is in less then 5 years and I want to do some detecting. Do you need a license to detect? I know you need to have Archie check out your items first. How do you go about finding these Archies to show them your finds? Can you detect around the Thames river? Any information you can give me would be very appreciated. Thank you and I enjoy looking at your finds. Take care!

Your Friend,

Steve in Michigan